Mr Kan's tax proposals may just have been one woolly idea too many.

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This is Kan Thar Htwat Wa, home to 400 Buddhists who have been here since clashes in late October.

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Mr Kan, 63, took over the finance ministry in January and has also been serving as deputy prime minister.

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Mr Kan again faced criticism in parliament on Monday - with one opposition lawmaker suggesting he had been ill-prepared from the outset.

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